Multi-Dimensional Family Therapist Assistant; MDFT

Overview

UCFS is looking for candidates who are passionate about making a difference in the lives of others. We are seeking a full-time (40 hours) MDFT Therapist Assistant to provide case management and collaborative support services to adolescents with behavioral/mental health challenges and/or substance use issues, and their parents. Services are provided to adolescents, caregivers, and family members.

• Assess clients’ needs in the following domains: school, legal, economics, medical, social, and work.
• Meet weekly with the MDFT therapist assigned to the family to discuss tasks and progress for each case.
• Provide weekly face-to-face direct service hours to client/family to teach advocacy and collaboration skills; partner with family members to meet goals/objectives.
• Provide a broad range of supports such as job coaching, social skills, substance abuse recovery supports, training, mentoring, behavioral management skills, and recreational activities as necessary.
• Set goals with each family and complete service agreements within the agreed-upon timeframe.
• Provide assistance to clients in crisis situations.
• Remove barriers to MDFT treatment by addressing basic needs challenges.
• Participate in case reviews and supervision; attend all regularly scheduled team meetings and training; maintain familiarity with community resources and collaborate with other agencies such as DCF and other community-based supports involved with the family.
• Maintain up-to-date case records on each client family, including weekly contact reports, service agreements, evaluations, and termination summaries.
• Minimum of 60% travel may be required.

• Flexible schedules
• Competitive salaries
• Generous paid time off including 3 weeks' vacation, 4 floating holidays and 10 sick days each year
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan with 6% employer contribution
• Paid life and disability insurance

• Bachelor’s Degree with one to three years of prior experience or training in social services or Associate’s Degree in a relevant field with three years of experience or training in social services
• Experience working with children and families in recovery preferred, or children and families with significant behavioral health needs.
• Ability to provide a strength-based, client-centered approach to service delivery

• Bilingual skills - Spanish/English preferred
• Proficient with Microsoft Suite, Internet and e-mail
• Valid driver’s license and state-mandated levels of auto liability insurance required

Be part of a team where you can advance your clinical skills, make vital connections, and become an advocate for your clients and the community. You will have opportunities to cultivate and enhance your clinical skills through individual and group supervision, in-house training, and outside training. Our team is passionate about the services we provide and is committed to making a difference.

At UCFS, a Federally Qualified Health Center, we specialize in integrated care, which means having access to essential services to meet the complex needs of those we serve. We work collaboratively across programs at our agency to remove barriers and streamline access to services including behavioral health services, primary care, dental, case management, and more.